M.A.I.L. (Maille Artisans International League) is an international community of artisans and volunteers dedicated to the advancement of the chainmaille artform. We aim to encourage the sharing and spreading of information, archiving as many techniques and weaves as possible.

My first handflower using a "fancy" Euro 4-1 :P and plastic beads (blue with gold flux). Though I think I could improve on the design some, it's not bad for my first. This is also my first time workin...

A set of Byzantine earrings on a stand I made. The earrings are 22 gauge 3/16 ID silver craft wire with 16 gauge 1/4 ID enameled copper mobius rings. The stand is 14 gauge galvanized steel and it work...

This is my first attempt at European 4-in-1. I used copper and silver wire (22 gauge) to create this choker for my wife. I made the rings using craft wire and a wire coil tool that I bought at Jo-Ann'...

This weave totally befuddles me. While my first attempt at creating maille using Half-Persian 3-in-1 seemed to be okay for a first try, I couldn't help but be frustrated by the fact that it "coils up"...

Sorry its kind of fuzzy. This necklace is made from 18 gauge non-tarnish silver. I used single sheets of European 4-1 linked together by two smaller rings. The beads are glass seed beads. The pendant ...

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